- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
WINNING audiences over is something Niti Taylor has done well since the beginning of her career. The actress did that again on recently concluding reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10, dazzling viewers with her dance skills, million-dollar smile and the courageous way she took on challenges. She also reprised the…
Scotland’s parliament on Thursday approved disputed reforms that make it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, including removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and lowering the minimum age to 16 from 18. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) bill passed by 86 votes to…
The sixth round of negotiations between India and the UK to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) concluded last week with detailed draft treaty discussions across 11 policy areas over 28 separate sessions, the British government said on Thursday. The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) issued a joint outcome…
Reliance Industries has agreed to buy German firm Metro AG’s wholesale operations in India for $344 million as the conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani seeks to strengthen its dominant position in India’s mammoth retail sector. Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), a subsidiary of the oil-to-telecom conglomerate, signed definitive agreements…
According to a new study, middle-aged smokers are considerably more likely than nonsmokers to experience memory loss and confusion, and the chance of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit smoking recently. The research by The Ohio State University is the first to examine the relationship between smoking…
Former cricketer Ramiz Raja has been removed as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by the country’s government, which has appointed a 14-member committee, headed by Najam Sethi, to run the affairs of the game for the next four months. The Pakistan government, through a notification late on Wednesday,…
After meeting French serial killer Charles Sobhraj in the prison, his lawyer and Mother in law, Sakuntala Thapa said that she was happy and has great respect for the judiciary. “I’m happy and have great respect for our judiciary and Supreme court,” Thapa said after Supreme Court gave its order…
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav’s surprise exclusion from the playing XI in the second Test against Bangladesh drew strong criticism from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who has termed the axe after a stellar show in the series opener as “unbelievable”. The 28-year-old left-arm wrist spinner had career-best figures of 5/40 in the…
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and discussed Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to recover from the devastating floods. Pakistan witnessed unprecedented monsoon rains over the summer that put a third of the country underwater, damaged two million homes and killed more than…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Laurie Magnus, chairman of Historic England, as his independent adviser on ministers’ interests on Thursday, filing a role that has been vacant since Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit in June. Sunak, who became prime minister in October with a pledge to maintain “integrity, professionalism,…
